§ Mr. NellistTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list all the major changes between the basis of calculations used to produce the list of contractors which appear on page 15 of the "Statement of the Defence Estimates Volume 2", and those of similar, previously published, lists which relate to the six years to 31 March 1989.
§ Mr. Kenneth CarlisleThere have been no major changes.
§ Mr. NellistTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the total amounts paid by his Department to United Kingdom-based contractors in each of the five years to 31 March 1988.
§ Mr. Kenneth CarlisleThe Ministry of Defence paid the following total amounts to United Kingdom-based contractors for the financial years 1983–84 to 1987–88:
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£ million 1983–84 6,609.33 1984–85 7,012.56 1985–86 7,458.92 1986–87 7,366.12 1987–88 7,836.89
§ Mr. NellistTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the precise amounts paid to each of the 10 contractors which received the largest share of contracts awarded by his Department in each of the five years to 31 March 1988.
§ Mr. Kenneth CarlisleThe 10 contractors who received the largest payments from my Department in each of the years specified were:
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£ million 1983–84 British Aerospace plc 952.07 The General Electric Co. plc 688.77 Rolls-Royce Ltd. 484.28 British Shipbuilders 399.56 The Plessey Co. plc 363.98 Royal Ordnance 338.89 Ferranti plc 177.73 The British Petroleum Co. plc 168.46 Westland plc 153.23 Esso Petroleum Co. plc 143.58 1984–85 British Aerospace plc 1,004.66 The General Electric Co. plc 806.87 British Shipbuilders 535.50 The Plessey Co. plc 415.43 Royal Ordnance 409.51 Rolls-Royce Ltd. 408.12 Ferranti plc 213.51 Esso UK plc 204.59 The British Petroleum Co. plc 174.29 Westland plc 169.53 1985–86 British Aerospace plc 1,011.00 The General Electric Co. plc 799.68 British Shipbuilders 590.26 The Plessey Co. plc 438.54 Rolls-Royce Ltd. 435.78 Royal Ordnance plc 369.87 Ferranti plc 223.71 Westland plc 178.02 Hunting Associated Industries plc 161.95 Thorn EMI plc 149.97 1986–87 British Aerospace plc 927.05 The General Electric Co. plc 850.99 Rolls-Royce plc 424.57 The Plessey Co. plc 366.12 Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Ltd. 343.65 Royal Ordnance plc 245.50 Hunting Associated Industries plc 203.71 Ferranti plc 198.31 Thorn EMI plc 157.10 Westland plc 134.81 1987–88 The General Electric Co. plc 1,035.07 British Aerospace plc 875.88 Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Ltd. 462.64 Rolls-Royce plc 418.26 The Plessey Co. plc 307.41 Royal Ordnance plc 223.06 Devonport Management Ltd. 222.61 Ferranti plc 200.95
£ million Hunting Associated Industries plc 193.87 Thorn EMI plc 143.54